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11 Cards in this Set
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When you see a pt with a tracheostomy do you prefer the cuff to be:
inflated or deflated |
deflated
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When placing fingers on the pt's neckt, the index finger on the floor of mouth should feel the _.
The middle finger feels the _. The 3rd and 4th fingers feel the _. |
suprahyoid muscles
hyoid larynx |
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Pts with oral cancer did not include a particular food consistency in their diet unless combined oral and pharyngeal transit times were approximately _ seconds or less.
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Compensatory tx procedures include:
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postures
sensory maneuvers diet changes intraoral prosthetics |
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Direct therapy involves:
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giving the pt specific instructions; uses food
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Indirect therapy involves:
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not using food
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The four swallow maneuvers are:
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supraglottic
super supraglottic effortful swallow Mendelsohn maneuver |
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List five medical diagnoses that may include pharyngeal stage dysphagia:
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CVA
Reflux Hemiparesis Paralysis Laryngeal cancer (laryngetemees) |
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The parts of a trach tube are:
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inner cannula
outer cannula obturator |
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The difference between the supraglottic and super-supraglottic swallow is:
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supraglottic closes at the level of the true vocal folds
super-supraglottic closes at the level of the laryngeal entrance |
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The difference b/t the effortful swallow and the super-supraglottic swallow is:
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effortful is designed to increase the extent and duration of laryngeal elevation which increases the duration and width of the cricopharyngeal opening
super-supraglottic is designed to close the entrance to the airway by tiliting the arytenoids anteriorly to the base of the epiglottis before and during the swallow |
